 Armenian President to address PACE summer session June 1, 2011 - 20:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has published the agenda of the summer session to be held on June 20-24. The first day of the session will kick off with the PACE President’s statement. Following this, Vice-Presidents with respect to Finland and Ireland will be elected and the agenda of the summer session will be adopted, PACE said on its official website. Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly will be presented by Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers. Besides, budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the financial years 2012-2013 will be discussed in the second half of the day. A judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of France will be elected. Cooperation between the Council of Europe and emerging democracies in the Arab world and the situation in Tunisia will be discussed on June 22. In addition, the parliamentarians will exchange views on living together in 21st century Europe. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is expected to address the session.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
